“American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden,” a new Netflix miniseries, reveals more details about the operation to eliminate the Al-Qaeda leader in 2011. Then-U.S. President Barack Obama was closely following the mission.
The production shows footage of Obama surrounded by generals and advisors, including Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton, in the White House Situation Room at the moment the operation was completed.
Osama bin Laden was killed during a mission led by U.S. Navy SEALs in Pakistan in 2011.
According to Benjamin Rhodes, White House communications advisor, confirmation of the Al-Qaeda leader’s death came through a code transmitted over radio by the team commander.
“Geronimo, Geronimo, we got him,” said the commander according to the miniseries.
“We knew that meant Osama bin Laden had been killed by U.S. forces. It was like, ‘sh…’,” Rhodes said in the documentary. He reports the room went silent after the news.
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“There was no applause. It was an extremely quiet room,” confirmed former CIA director John Brennan.
Finally, the silence was broken when Obama said: “We got him.”
“American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden” premiered on the streaming platform on May 14 and has divided viewers.
“A stereotypical American documentary, full of posturing and arrogance, offering absolutely nothing new,” said one viewer on IMDb.
“Literally 20 minutes in and I already feel like this will be Netflix’s most-watched documentary. Top-tier material,” praised another.
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